They don’t know they’re born, the lot of them…
While this particular poll was conducted by the National Citizen Service in the UK, we’re sure you’ll agree that a lot of the dreads listed below probably affect Irish teenagers just as much as their fellow British tweenyboppers.
If we were to add in a few of our own, very general, completely non-specific things that JOE dreaded as a teenager, we’d probably go for…
1) The shame of not being picked to be the fourth goalkeeper for the school football team. You’re picking one-leg Willy ahead of us? Really, sir? Really?
2) Yvette Boyle laughing maniacally in our face when we asked her on a date to the school library. Again.
3) Velociraptors coming to attack us in our bed in the middle of the night. Damn you John Hammond and your God-playing ways.
As we said, those are just a few very general, completely non-specific things that massively hindered JOE’s development as a teenager.
Anyway, where were we?
Ah yes, the survey…
1. First job interview
2. Sitting an exam
3. Talking with their parents about sex
4. Going on a blind date
5. Writing a CV
6. Visiting the dentist
7. Having their phone confiscated
8. Being told to tidy their room
9. Being grounded
10. Being banned from social media
Hat-tip to i100 and main image via Daily Mail.
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